Reservoir pad and the like



' April 20,, 1926.

, .-1,5s1,5e3 J. H. BROWN RESERVOIR PAD AND THE LIKE Filed Nov. 20. 1922UNETEF) STATES ZI'QHN HENRY BROWN, OF ILFORD, ENGLAND.

RESERVOIR, PAD AND THE LIKE.

Application filed November 26, 1922. Serial N0. 602,302,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, JoI-IN HENRY BROWN, a subject of the King of GreatBritain and Ireland, residing at 54c Empress Avenue, Cranbrook Park,Ilford, Essex, England, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in or Relating to Reservoir Pads and the like, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to reservoir pads and the like of the kind inwhich the liquid or semi-liquid in a container is delivered therefromready for application to a surface by means of a pad or receptivesurface, said liquid or semi-liquid being delivered to the deliverynozzle of the container by gravity or otherwise in the case of a rigidvessel or by pressure or otherwise in the case of a collapsiblecontainer.

According to the invention, the absorbent pad or receptive surface,which may be made of felt, metal or any other material is adapted to besecured to the body of the container or to a cap or other fittingscrewed or otherwise attached thereto, by a tubular integral portion ofthe body cap or other fitting. The tubular portion is passed into a holeor perforation in the pad or receptive surface and is afterwards flaredout by means of a suitable tool to grip the pad or receptive surfacefirmly in position.

In order that the invention may be readily understood, reference is madeto the accompanying drawings, which show by way of example the preferredembodiment of the invention.

Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of the top of a collapsible container inwhich a pad or absorbent material is employed secured to the body of thecontainer, the cap being shown screwed thereon.

2 is a side elevation of the. container showing the cap removedtherefrom,

Referring to the drawings, the body of the container is provided with anoutlet orifice 11, formed in a tubular extension 12 of said body. Thetubular extension is formed integrally with the body of the containerand serves to secure the pad 13 in position. In attaching the pad, thetubular extension 12, fits into a perforation in the centre of the padand by use of a suitable tool or other device, the outer open end of theextension is flared out or spun over to firmly grip the pad in positionbetween said flared out portion 15 and the upper surface 1 L oil. thebody of the container. The flaring out of the extension produces ashallow depression in the upper surface of the pad 13, as shown in Fig.1 at 16, and the upper rim of the liared portion 15 is located beneaththe depressed surtace oi' the pad, so that when the device is in use, noportion of the extension will come into contact with the surface towhich the liquid or semidiquid in the container is being applied bymeans of the pad. The pad is formed of a single layer of felt or othersuitable absorbent material or it may consist of several layers whichmay be of the same diameter.

The outer upper surface of the body 10 of the container is provided withscrew threads 18, serving to enable a cap to be attached thereto. Thecap'19 may be formed from sheet metal by pressing, stamping, spinning orthe like, and is provided in its top with a depression which forms aclosing plug for the o taen flared end or" the tubular eX-- tension whensaid cap is screwed into position as shown in Fig. l. I

In order to strengthen the container body 10 at the point where the capis attached thereto, it is provided internally with a reinforcing disc21 having a central aperture 22 for the passage of the liquid orsemiliquid to the delivery orifice.

The pad may be formed of any other absorbent material other than felt itso desired, and when the sad is built up of two or more layers, thelowermost layer may be formed of cork, metal or other non-absorbentmaterial.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent inUnited States of America is:

1. A reservoir pad comprising in combination, a container, having acylindrical exit tube, a pad having an aperture in which said exit tubeis fitted, the said tube having an outwardly flared portion extendingaround said aperture and overlying and bearing upon the pad to secure itto the container.

2. A reservoir pad comprising in combination, a container, having anintegral cylindrical exit tube, a pad having an aperture in which saidexit tube is fitted, the said tube having an outwardly flared portionengaging with the material of the pad, and an outer cap fitting aroundsaid pad and the 10 adjacent end of the container and provided with adepression forming a closure for said exit tube.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name.

JOHN HENRY BROWVN.

